5 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT
• relaxing with a hobby• taking the back roads
• the ocean in winter
• a new to-do list
• leftover birthday cake
AWARD
WINNERS
「...An inspiring meditation on the enduring nature of love...」—Us WeeklyWINNERS
The heart, brain, and funny bone are all connected in this memoir of a woman whose husband sustains a serious brain injury. A book on brain injury? You must be joking. No joke. It』s wonderful—warm and wise and often very funny. Anyone who has experienced a family crisis of any kind—especially a serious accident—will find much to admire in Crimmins』s ability to pick up the pieces and reconfigure her life.
WHERE IS THE MANGO PRINCESS?: A JOURNEY BACK FROM BRAIN INJURY, by Cathy Crimmins (Vintage, 2001)The American Society of Journalists and Authors gave Where Is the Mango Princess? its Outstanding Book Award.
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How many squares appear in the figure at right, at any size or angle? Shown below is one occurrence.
Hint: The squares appear at five sizes.
ANSWER: The shape appears 42 times in the big figure:
Max: Waiter, what』s the meaning of this fly in my soup?
Waiter: I wouldn』t know, sir, I never went to college.
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Relaxing Foot Massage Oil
Has tromping around returning holiday gifts left your feet tired and aching? Treat them to some relief. After washing and stretching your feet, use this fabulous aromatherapy herbal oil to further enhance your relaxed mood and soften any rough skin.
2 teaspoons (10 ml) soybean, jojoba, extra-virgin olive, or almond oil
2-6 drops (depending on strength desired) lavender, German chamomile, orange, or clary sage essential oil
To make: Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl.
To use: Massage into feet. Apply pressure as needed to alleviate fatigue and tension. Put on socks afterward. You may be ready to climb into bed at this point.
Yield: 1 treatment
2 teaspoons (10 ml) soybean, jojoba, extra-virgin olive, or almond oil
2-6 drops (depending on strength desired) lavender, German chamomile, orange, or clary sage essential oil
To make: Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl.
To use: Massage into feet. Apply pressure as needed to alleviate fatigue and tension. Put on socks afterward. You may be ready to climb into bed at this point.
Yield: 1 treatment
trumpery
n 1: worthless nonsense *2: trivial or useless articles : junkDID YOU KNOW?
「Trumpery」 comes to us via Middle English from the Middle French tromper, meaning 「to deceive.」 (You can see the meaning of this root reflected in the French phrase trompe l'oeil, which literally means 「deceives the eye」 and in English refers to a style of painting with photographically realistic detail.) 「Trumpery」 first appeared in English in the mid-15th century with the meanings 「deceit or fraud」 (a sense that is now obsolete) and 「worthless nonsense.」 Less than 100 years later, it was being applied to cluttering material objects of little or no value. The verb phrase 「trump up」 means 「to concoct with the intent to deceive,」 but most likely there is no etymological connection between this phrase and 「trumpery.」
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